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These games are won in the midfield and have been for as long as I've been watching Rangers.
I do have a slight concern with Cantwell, sometimes in bigger games he can be a bit flaky whereas in the games that we face a packed defence I trust him fully.
That's why Sterling starts out right for me. He gives the balance of just being an extra body to put out any fires and let Cantwell be free but he can also be very handy in a press especially against the likes of taylor who isn't technically very good.
For a defensive player I'm also impressed with how he reads attacking situations and can cause a problems with his runs. Benfica and St Johnstone being an example. I definetely think him, Tav, Cantwell and Dessers can move into celtic's left hand side we can cause plenty of overlaps and problems in there.
The left side has be Silva. In games when there is space he can cause plenty of problems. Away to Hibs and Benfica. I also think johnston is a booking/red card waiting to happen and Silva's trickery could expose him. With him on one side and Sterling on the other I think there is a really good balance for us. I just hope he has Yilmaz to support him down there.
Also as the game goes on we finally have plenty to change things with Lawrence, Matondo, McCausland, Sima, Roofe and Raskin.

These games are won in the midfield and have been for as long as I've been watching Rangers.
I do have a slight concern with Cantwell, sometimes in bigger games he can be a bit flaky whereas in the games that we face a packed defence I trust him fully.
That's why Sterling starts out right for me. He gives the balance of just being an extra body to put out any fires and let Cantwell be free but he can also be very handy in a press especially against the likes of taylor who isn't technically very good.
For a defensive player I'm also impressed with how he reads attacking situations and can cause a problems with his runs. Benfica and St Johnstone being an example. I definetely think him, Tav, Cantwell and Dessers can move into celtic's left hand side we can cause plenty of overlaps and problems in there.
The left side has be Silva. In games when there is space he can cause plenty of problems. Away to Hibs and Benfica. I also think johnston is a booking/red card waiting to happen and Silva's trickery could expose him. With him on one side and Sterling on the other I think there is a really good balance for us. I just hope he has Yilmaz to support him down there.
Also as the game goes on we finally have plenty to change things with Lawrence, Matondo, McCausland, Sima, Roofe and Raskin.

These games are won in the midfield and have been for as long as I've been watching Rangers.
I do have a slight concern with Cantwell, sometimes in bigger games he can be a bit flaky whereas in the games that we face a packed defence I trust him fully.
That's why Sterling starts out right for me. He gives the balance of just being an extra body to put out any fires and let Cantwell be free but he can also be very handy in a press especially against the likes of taylor who isn't technically very good.
For a defensive player I'm also impressed with how he reads attacking situations and can cause a problems with his runs. Benfica and St Johnstone being an example. I definetely think him, Tav, Cantwell and Dessers can move into celtic's left hand side we can cause plenty of overlaps and problems in there.
The left side has be Silva. In games when there is space he can cause plenty of problems. Away to Hibs and Benfica. I also think johnston is a booking/red card waiting to happen and Silva's trickery could expose him. With him on one side and Sterling on the other I think there is a really good balance for us. I just hope he has Yilmaz to support him down there.
Also as the game goes on we finally have plenty to change things with Lawrence, Matondo, McCausland, Sima, Roofe and Raskin.

These games are won in the midfield and have been for as long as I've been watching Rangers.
I do have a slight concern with Cantwell, sometimes in bigger games he can be a bit flaky whereas in the games that we face a packed defence I trust him fully.
That's why Sterling starts out right for me. He gives the balance of just being an extra body to put out any fires and let Cantwell be free but he can also be very handy in a press especially against the likes of taylor who isn't technically very good.
For a defensive player I'm also impressed with how he reads attacking situations and can cause a problems with his runs. Benfica and St Johnstone being an example. I definetely think him, Tav, Cantwell and Dessers can move into celtic's left hand side we can cause plenty of overlaps and problems in there.
The left side has be Silva. In games when there is space he can cause plenty of problems. Away to Hibs and Benfica. I also think johnston is a booking/red card waiting to happen and Silva's trickery could expose him. With him on one side and Sterling on the other I think there is a really good balance for us. I just hope he has Yilmaz to support him down there.
Also as the game goes on we finally have plenty to change things with Lawrence, Matondo, McCausland, Sima, Roofe and Raskin.

These games are won in the midfield and have been for as long as I've been watching Rangers.
I do have a slight concern with Cantwell, sometimes in bigger games he can be a bit flaky whereas in the games that we face a packed defence I trust him fully.
That's why Sterling starts out right for me. He gives the balance of just being an extra body to put out any fires and let Cantwell be free but he can also be very handy in a press especially against the likes of taylor who isn't technically very good.
For a defensive player I'm also impressed with how he reads attacking situations and can cause a problems with his runs. Benfica and St Johnstone being an example. I definetely think him, Tav, Cantwell and Dessers can move into celtic's left hand side we can cause plenty of overlaps and problems in there.
The left side has be Silva. In games when there is space he can cause plenty of problems. Away to Hibs and Benfica. I also think johnston is a booking/red card waiting to happen and Silva's trickery could expose him. With him on one side and Sterling on the other I think there is a really good balance for us. I just hope he has Yilmaz to support him down there.
Also as the game goes on we finally have plenty to change things with Lawrence, Matondo, McCausland, Sima, Roofe and Raskin.

I see the usual post match defeat trends over the last few years have come early this time around.
Greetin' about Ally's comments about the hate crime law as we know the song book gets brought up every time we beat them and of course the referees and penalties.
You know they're worried when this stuff gets brought up pre-match and not just post defeat.
As much as we joke about their obsession with refs when they've been clearly the better team it rarely gets brought up pre match until they don't win and it becomes a week long saga for some stupid non game changing decisions. Same goes for the singing.

I see the usual post match defeat trends over the last few years have come early this time around.
Greetin' about Ally's comments about the hate crime law as we know the song book gets brought up every time we beat them and of course the referees and penalties.
You know they're worried when this stuff gets brought up pre-match and not just post defeat.
As much as we joke about their obsession with refs when they've been clearly the better team it rarely gets brought up pre match until they don't win and it becomes a week long saga for some stupid non game changing decisions. Same goes for the singing.

Really is so important, can afford to draw at the tattiedome and a loss and still win the league.

Beat this mob and Dundee and we're 5 ahead with 6 games left. That's about as good as it gets with two teams that are pretty even. It's there for the taking just go and do it Rangers!

"They" is the idiots on twitter.
And they are still correct to mention a poor performance but he certainly seems to be getting more stick than anyone else.
 

No matter his performance Souttar's name wouldn't be getting mentioned so much if he wasn't a Rangers player. Fuck them.

No matter his performance Souttar's name wouldn't be getting mentioned so much if he wasn't a Rangers player. Fuck them.

I see Liverpool fans have taken that defeat well. They're so like that mob when they lose.

I see Liverpool fans have taken that defeat well. They're so like that mob when they lose.

Hardly say it's a pile on.
We're not even two hours after a European KO in a very tight game that we could easily have won and you've created a thread (not even just say it in the match thread) about how it was the "best outcome" in your opinion. People are just giving you their opinion back.

Fine margins at this level as we know and we were missing just one too many players tonight.
Our only true strikers is Dessers, Silva is our back up playing out left, Lawrence looked totally done in second half and Wright has came in as about the 7th choice winger.
Matondo, Cantwell, Roofe and McCausland nowhere near the fitness we need to go and change that game. Sterling made a massive impact in Lisbon with his non stop running and reading of the game. That's before we get into what Sima and/or Cortes could have added.
Benfica on the other hand had their full, very expensive, well put together squad available and they still only managed to beat us over two legs by 1 goal. 
It's a disappointing result but nothing to be ashamed of tonight and plenty to play for domestically.
On to Dundee...

I honestly think a number of the players are running on empty 

Fine margins at this level as we know and we were missing just one too many players tonight.
Our only true strikers is Dessers, Silva is our back up playing out left, Lawrence looked totally done in second half and Wright has came in as about the 7th choice winger.
Matondo, Cantwell, Roofe and McCausland nowhere near the fitness we need to go and change that game. Sterling made a massive impact in Lisbon with his non stop running and reading of the game. That's before we get into what Sima and/or Cortes could have added.
Benfica on the other hand had their full, very expensive, well put together squad available and they still only managed to beat us over two legs by 1 goal. 
It's a disappointing result but nothing to be ashamed of tonight and plenty to play for domestically.
On to Dundee...

mon then 

Plenty more shitebags on this forum than on that pitch tonight.

Plenty more shitebags on this forum than on that pitch tonight.

Aye he's a brilliant co-commentator. 

Love Ally on comms, not just because he's ours, because he's the only one that does co-comms that sounds like he actually enjoys getting paid to watch football.

Love Ally on comms, not just because he's ours, because he's the only one that does co-comms that sounds like he actually enjoys getting paid to watch football.

Love Ally on comms, not just because he's ours, because he's the only one that does co-comms that sounds like he actually enjoys getting paid to watch football.